Note: This is just one of 1,325 family groupings listed on The Political Graveyard web site. These families each have three or more politician members, all linked together by blood, marriage or adoption.

This specific family group is a subset of the much larger Four Thousand Related Politicians group. An individual may be listed with more than one subset.

These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the areas of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm working with the data I have, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

	John Appleton (1758-1829) — Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 1, 1758. U.S. Commercial Agent (Consul) in Calais, 1802-07. Died in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., August 9, 1829 (age 71 years, 161 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Appleton and Rachael (Henderson) Appleton; brother of Thomas Appleton; married 1807 to Sarah Fairweather; father of John James Appleton; first cousin twice removed of John William Messer Appleton; third cousin of Leonard White; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Dudley Bradstreet, Albert Porter Bradstreet and George Parker Bradstreet; fourth cousin of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton, William Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; fourth cousin once removed of John Larkin Payson, John Appleton (1804-1891), Jane Pierce and John Appleton (1815-1864).   Political families: Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #2 family of New Hampshire; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Thomas Appleton (1763-1840) — of Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts, April 2, 1763. U.S. Consul in Leghorn, 1798-1840, died in office 1840. Died in Leghorn (Livorno), Italy, April 27, 1840 (age 77 years, 25 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Nathaniel Appleton and Rachael (Henderson) Appleton; brother of John Appleton (1758-1829); uncle of John James Appleton; first cousin twice removed of John William Messer Appleton; third cousin of Leonard White; third cousin twice removed of Thomas Dudley Bradstreet, Albert Porter Bradstreet and George Parker Bradstreet; fourth cousin of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton, William Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; fourth cousin once removed of John Larkin Payson, John Appleton (1804-1891), Jane Pierce and John Appleton (1815-1864).   Political families: Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #2 family of New Hampshire; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	Nathan Appleton (1779-1861) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, N.H., October 6, 1779. Merchant; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1815-16, 1821, 1823-24, 1827; U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 1st District, 1831-33, 1842. Died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., July 14, 1861 (age 81 years, 281 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Isaac Appleton and Mary (Adams) Appleton; married, April 13, 1806, to Maria Theresa Gold; married, January 8, 1839, to Harriet Coffin Sumner; father of Francis Elizabeth Appleton (who married of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow); first cousin of James Appleton, William Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin once removed of John Appleton (1804-1891), Jane Pierce and John Appleton (1815-1864); first cousin twice removed of Francis Henry Appleton; first cousin thrice removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton; first cousin four times removed of Leverett Saltonstall, Richard Saltonstall and Randolph Appleton Kidder; first cousin five times removed of William Lawrence Saltonstall; second cousin once removed of Andrew Adams; third cousin once removed of Thomas Passmore Treadwell; third cousin twice removed of Robert Odiorne Treadwell; third cousin thrice removed of Charles Willoughby Dayton; fourth cousin of John Appleton (1758-1829), Thomas Appleton and Leonard White; fourth cousin once removed of John James Appleton, Samuel Finley Vinton, John Larkin Payson and Alonzo Sidney Upham.   Political families: Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #2 family of New Hampshire; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
	James Appleton (1785-1862) — also known as "Father of Prohibition" — of Gloucester, Essex County, Mass.; Portland, Cumberland County, Maine; Ipswich, Essex County, Mass. Born in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., February 14, 1785. General in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1813-14; first to propose state prohibition on the manufacture and sale of liquor, 1832; member of Maine state house of representatives, 1836-37; Liberty candidate for Governor of Maine, 1842, 1843, 1844. Died in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., August 25, 1862 (age 77 years, 192 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Mary (White) Appleton and Samuel Appleton; brother of Nathan Dane Appleton; married, November 19, 1807, to Sarah Fuller; uncle of John Appleton (1815-1864); second great-grandfather of Randolph Appleton Kidder; first cousin of Nathan Appleton and William Appleton; first cousin once removed of John Appleton (1804-1891) and Jane Pierce; first cousin twice removed of Francis Henry Appleton; first cousin thrice removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton; first cousin four times removed of Leverett Saltonstall and Richard Saltonstall; first cousin five times removed of William Lawrence Saltonstall; third cousin once removed of Thomas Passmore Treadwell; third cousin twice removed of Robert Odiorne Treadwell; fourth cousin of John Appleton (1758-1829), Thomas Appleton and Leonard White; fourth cousin once removed of John James Appleton and John Larkin Payson.   Political families: Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #2 family of New Hampshire; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
	William Appleton (1786-1862) — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Brookfield, Worcester County, Mass., November 16, 1786. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1851-55, 1861 (1st District 1851-53, 5th District 1853-55, 1861); defeated, 1854, 1856. Died in Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass., February 15, 1862 (age 75 years, 91 days). Interment at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass.   Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph Appleton and Mary (Hook) Appleton; married to Mary Ann Cutler; father of Sarah E. Appleton (who married Amos Adams Lawrence) and Mehitable Sullivan 'Hetty' Appleton (who married Thomas Jefferson Coolidge); grandfather of Francis Henry Appleton; second great-grandfather of Leverett Saltonstall and Richard Saltonstall; third great-grandfather of William Lawrence Saltonstall; first cousin of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin once removed of John Appleton (1804-1891), Jane Pierce and John Appleton (1815-1864); first cousin thrice removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton; first cousin four times removed of Randolph Appleton Kidder; third cousin once removed of Thomas Passmore Treadwell; third cousin twice removed of Robert Odiorne Treadwell; fourth cousin of John Appleton (1758-1829), Thomas Appleton and Leonard White; fourth cousin once removed of John James Appleton and John Larkin Payson.   Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #2 family of New Hampshire; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Lawrence #2 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
	John James Appleton (1792-1864) — of Massachusetts. Born in Calais, France, September 22, 1792. U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Portugal, 1820-21; Sweden, 1826-30. Died in Rennes, France, March 4, 1864 (age 71 years, 164 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of John Appleton and Sarah (Fairweather) Appleton; married to Marie Augustine Houdan; nephew of Thomas Appleton; second cousin once removed of John William Messer Appleton; third cousin once removed of Leonard White; fourth cousin once removed of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton, William Appleton, Nathan Dane Appleton, Thomas Dudley Bradstreet, Albert Porter Bradstreet and George Parker Bradstreet.   Political families: Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
	Nathan Dane Appleton (1794-1861) — also known as Nathan D. Appleton — of Alfred, York County, Maine. Born in Ipswich, Essex County, Mass., May 20, 1794. Lawyer; law partner of John H. Goodenow; Maine state attorney general, 1857-59. Died in Alfred, York County, Maine, November 12, 1861 (age 67 years, 176 days). Interment at Parish Cemetery, Alfred, Maine.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Appleton and Mary (White) Appleton; brother of James Appleton; married, December 11, 1826, to Julia Hall; uncle of John Appleton (1815-1864); second great-granduncle of Randolph Appleton Kidder; first cousin of Nathan Appleton and William Appleton; first cousin once removed of John Appleton (1804-1891) and Jane Pierce; first cousin twice removed of Francis Henry Appleton; first cousin thrice removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton; first cousin four times removed of Leverett Saltonstall and Richard Saltonstall; first cousin five times removed of William Lawrence Saltonstall; third cousin once removed of Thomas Passmore Treadwell; third cousin twice removed of Robert Odiorne Treadwell; fourth cousin of John Appleton (1758-1829), Thomas Appleton and Leonard White; fourth cousin once removed of John James Appleton and John Larkin Payson.   Political families: Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #2 family of New Hampshire; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	John Appleton (1804-1891) — of Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine. Born in New Ipswich, Hillsborough County, N.H., July 12, 1804. Lawyer; justice of Maine state supreme court, 1852-62; chief justice of Maine state supreme court, 1862-83. Died in Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, February 7, 1891 (age 86 years, 210 days). Entombed at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Maine.   Relatives: Son of John Appleton (1763-1849) and Elizabeth (Peabody) Appleton; married 1834 to Sarah Newcomb Allen; married 1876 to Ann Vaughan 'Annie' Greely; first cousin of Jane Pierce; first cousin once removed of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton, William Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin twice removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton; second cousin of John Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin once removed of Francis Henry Appleton; second cousin twice removed of Jabez Huntington and John Brown; second cousin thrice removed of Leverett Saltonstall, Richard Saltonstall and Randolph Appleton Kidder; second cousin four times removed of William Lawrence Saltonstall; third cousin once removed of Jedediah Huntington, Ebenezer Huntington and Selucius Garfield; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Parrish Witter and Charles Darwin Garfield; fourth cousin of Jabez Williams Huntington, John Brown Francis, Thomas Passmore Treadwell and Joshua Perkins; fourth cousin once removed of Edward Biddle, Charles Biddle, Enoch Woodbridge, John Appleton (1758-1829), Thomas Appleton, Timothy Pitkin, Leonard White, Robert Odiorne Treadwell, George Douglas Perkins, Thomas Dudley Bradstreet, Albert Porter Bradstreet, George Parker Bradstreet and Albert Lemando Bingham.   Political families: Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #2 family of New Hampshire; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	John Appleton (1815-1864) — of Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Born in Beverly, Essex County, Mass., February 11, 1815. Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper editor; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Bolivia, 1848-49; U.S. Representative from Maine 2nd District, 1851-53; U.S. Minister to Russia, 1860-61. Died in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, August 22, 1864 (age 49 years, 193 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Portland, Maine.   Relatives: Son of John White Appleton and Sophia (Williams) Appleton; married 1840 to Susan Lovering Dodge; nephew of James Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin once removed of Nathan Appleton, William Appleton, Elijah Livermore Hamlin and Hannibal Hamlin; first cousin thrice removed of Randolph Appleton Kidder; second cousin of John Appleton (1804-1891), Jane Pierce, Charles Hamlin and Hannibal Emery Hamlin; second cousin once removed of Francis Henry Appleton and Isaiah Kidder Stetson; second cousin twice removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton and Clarence Cutting Stetson; second cousin thrice removed of Pierpont Edwards, Leverett Saltonstall and Richard Saltonstall; second cousin four times removed of William Lawrence Saltonstall; third cousin of Edward Williams Hooker; third cousin twice removed of John Davenport, Aaron Burr, James Davenport, Theodore Dwight and Henry Waggaman Edwards; third cousin thrice removed of Jonathan Hunt; fourth cousin of Thomas Passmore Treadwell; fourth cousin once removed of John Appleton (1758-1829), Thomas Appleton, Leonard White, Jedediah Sabin, Charles Robert Sherman, Theodore Davenport, Chauncey Fitch Cleveland, Robert Odiorne Treadwell and George Pickering Bemis.   Political families: Kidder family of Bangor, Maine; Appleton #1 family of Boston, Massachusetts; Appleton #2 family of New Hampshire; Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
	John William Messer Appleton (1832-1913) — also known as John W. M. Appleton — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va.; Union, Monroe County, W.Va. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 1, 1832. Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; Adjutant General of West Virginia, 1897-1901. Killed by a mad bull, in Union, Monroe County, W.Va., October 26, 1913 (age 81 years, 208 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Elizabeth Marshall (Messer) Appleton and John Appleton (1809-1869); married, September 21, 1858, to Mary Rice Marsh; first cousin twice removed of John Appleton (1758-1829) and Thomas Appleton; second cousin once removed of John James Appleton; third cousin twice removed of Leonard White.   Political family: Appleton #3 family of Boston, Massachusetts (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).